Scott Morrison says the US president-elect expressed he was looking forward to ‘working closely’ with Australia on global challenges

Scott Morrison has congratulated US president-elect Joe Biden on his election victory in a call that canvassed mutual challenges including Covid-19 and climate change.

On Thursday, Morrison told reporters in Canberra that although the “specific matter” of a target of net zero emissions by 2050 was not discussed, he had raised the similarity of their policies on emissions reduction technology.

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I’ve just spoken to President-elect @JoeBiden to congratulate him on his election. There are no greater friends and no greater allies than Australia and the US. pic.twitter.com/eZm7I4p7Ih

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